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Police and FBI investigating fraud scheme

Scammers stole $400,000 from the city, according to the Office of the State Auditor

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Updated: 10:58 PM MDT Apr 6, 2017

Police and FBI investigating fraud scheme

Scammers stole $400,000 from the city, according to the Office of the State Auditor

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WEBVTT A NEW FRAUDINVESTIGATION IS AFFECTINGTAXPAYERS.X -- >>.THE STATE AUDITOR SAYS THE CITYOF ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW A VICTIMOF FRAUD, AFTER SCAMMERS POSEDAS A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THECITY ALREADY WORKS WITH.400,000 DOLLARS TAXPAYER --TAXPAYER DOLLARS, GONE.THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE SAYSSOMEONE CALLED THE CITYRECENTLY, SAYING THE DEPARTMENTOF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES NEEDED TO CHANGEPAYMENT INFORMATION.>> WE HAD BASICALLY PAYMENTSTHAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE TOVENDORS OF THE CITY THAT WEREBASICALLY FALSELY CREATED ANDCOMPROMISED.JUSTIN: ALBUQUERQUE'S CHIEFADMINISTRATION OFFICER ROB PERRYSAYS THE CITY DOES A LOT OFBUSINESS THROUGHOUT ELECTRONICTRANSFERS.SO FAR IN THE INVESTIGATION,PERRY SAYS THERE IS NO REASON TOBELIEVE A CITY EMPLOYEE DIDSOMETHING WRONG THAT WOULD LEADTO 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS BEINGSTOLEN.ALBUQUERQUE ISN'T ALONE.>> WE WERE THE VICTIM OF ASTATEWIDE VENDOR FRAUDCYBERCRIME.JUSTIN: THE STATE AUDITOR'SOFFICE SAYS THE SOCORRO SCHOOLDISTRICT IS VICTIM OF THE SAMEKIND OF SCAM, HAVING $200,000STOLEN EARLIER THIS WEEK.>> HAVING TO MAKE UP THEDIFFERENCE IS THAT AGAIN.DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.JUSTIN: ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ISWORKING WITH THE FBI ON THISINVESTIGATION.

Police and FBI investigating fraud scheme

Scammers stole $400,000 from the city, according to the Office of the State Auditor